appliancelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English appliance Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English appliancelike From appliance + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling an appliance
That led him and Mr. Rossmann, a former Apple executive who has started many Silicon Valley companies, to pursue the possibility of creating an appliancelike computer tailored to consumers who have no computer expertise.
2007 July 16, John Markoff, “A PC That Uses Less Energy, but Charges a Monthly Fee”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most appliancelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more appliancelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |